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Fred Bakewell

Alfred Harry Bakewell

Born: 2 November 1908, Walsall, Staffordshire
Died: 23 January 1983, Westbourne, Dorset
Major Teams: Northamptonshire, England.
Known As: Fred Bakewell
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, 1931
Last Test:
England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, 1935

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1934

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    6    9   0   409  107   45.44   1   3    3   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               3      0     8    0    -     -      0   0    -   2.66

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1928 - 1936)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  250  453  24 14570  257   33.96  31  74  225   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              1601   22  1271   22  57.77  2-17    0   0  72.7  4.76

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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A batsman of unique methods, at times eccentric but capable of innings of genius, "Fred" Bakewell played only six times for England, and never against Australia. His stance gave no clue as to his stroke-making abilities - he stood facing almost square to the bowler in an exaggerated two-eyed stance, slightly crouched, and with his hands widely separated on the bat handle. Such an approach would naturally lead to a leg-side back foot player, yet Bakewell was a magnificent cutter, and had a lovely off-drive. He was also a creative batsman and in often all too brief innings would display every stroke in the book, as well as some of his own invention. His defence was at first suspect, but rapidly improved. He was an exceptional fielder at short-leg, taking five catches on his debut, and later that season against Essex taking eight, and averaging over 30 per season in his brief career.

He played for what was at the time a very weak Northamptonshire side, setting a county record with 246 against Notts in 1933, then beating his own record in his next innings with 257. In the same year he made his only Test hundred against a strong West Indies attack. He was unable to cement a place in the England side - an apparently lackadaisical exterior combined with his unorthodoxy to restrict his opportunities - he had made 31 first-class hundreds when his career ended prematurely. In 1936, playing against the eventual champions, Derby, he made a superb chanceless 241*, nearly taking Northants to an unlikely victory. On the return home, he was involved in a serious car accident. His team-mate Northway was killed, and Bakewell's arm was so severely injured that he never played first-class cricket again - he was just 27 at the time, and might have made more of an impact at Test level had he been given the chance (DL, 2000).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 00:02:41 GMT


 
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